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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

this light was exhibited on the 1st June, 1891, the position
and characteristics of which are as follows:—
The lighthouse is situated on the south side of the
Maatsuyker Island, which lies off the south coast of Tas-
mania, in lat. 43° 39′ 30″ S., long. 146° 17′ 30″ E. (approxi-
mate).
The tower is 42ft. in height from base to top of the lantern,
and is painted white.
The light is the first order dioptric group, flashing white
light, giving a quick double flash at intervals of thirty seconds.
The light is elevated 350ft. above the mean sea-level, and,
allowing 10ft. for the height of the eye, can be seen in
clear weather at a distance of twenty-five miles.
The light is eclipsed by the island on a bearing from S. 5° E.
round north and east to S. 73° W., and by the Needle
Rocks, at a distance of six miles and under, on a bearing
from N. 62° E. to N. 68° E.

T. M. FISHER,
Master Warden.

Marine Board Offices,
Hobart, 27th June, 1891.

Notice to Mariners, No. 27 of 1891.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 14th July, 1891.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, and the Marine
Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, are published for
general information.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

BRISBANE RIVER BAR.—POSITION OF SUNKEN STEAMER
“KATE.”

WITH reference to Notice No. 33 of 1890, issued on the 12th
November last, further notice is given that, the vessel’s masts
being now removed, a green buoy is moored about one-third
of a cable to the northward of the position of the wreck.

T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 24th June, 1891.

POWDER BUOYS.—PORT ADELAIDE RIVER.

NOTICE is hereby given that the black mooring-buoy, Lipson’s
Reach (for vessels having explosives on board), has been re-
moved, and in lieu thereof two mooring-buoys have been
placed on the western side of the cutting, in 20ft. low-water
springs.
Masters and pilots of vessels must in future moor such
vessels head and stern.
The buoys are painted red, and will serve as a guide to the
edge of the cutting.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Acting President, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 17th June, 1891.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and
Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The
Government Railways Act, 1887,” do hereby make the fol-
lowing alterations in and additions to the scale of fares,
rates, and charges on the New Zealand railways, to come
into force on and after the 27th day of July, 1891:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

NAPIER–TARANAKI SECTION.

Limed pelts and tallow, in casks, consigned from Long-
burn to Foxton will be charged 7s. 6d. per ton, including
wharfage. Minimum quantity, 4 tons.
The common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners was hereunto
affixed, this twenty-first day of July,
(L.S.)
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, in the presence of

JAMES MCKERROW, ) Railway
J. P. MAXWELL, ) Commissioners.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of litera-
ture will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special
books will be Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Te Aroha
District.

Clerk of the Writs’ Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1891.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ
issued on the 11th June, 1891, for the election of a
Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the
Electoral District of Te Aroha, and by the indorsement on
such writ it appears that

WILLIAM FRASER

has been duly elected to serve as a Member for the said
district.

G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1891.

In the matter of the will of John Cameron, of Okaramio,
Kaituna Valley, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally
accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The
Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee
is the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Deputy Public Trustee.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1891.

In the matter of the will of William Wilkinson Harrison, of
Christchurch, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally
accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The
Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee
is the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Deputy Public Trustee.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1891.

In the matter of the will of John Downes Oakley, of Feather-
ston, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally
accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The
Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee
is the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Deputy Public Trustee.

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Crown Land, Wellington District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned section will
be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands
Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1891, at
11 a.m., for cash.

J. H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

MANGAHAO DISTRICT.

PART of Section No. 19, Block XV., District of Mangahao,
11 acres 2 roods; upset price, £1 5s. Weighted with £27 5s.
for improvements.
This section is situated on the Rock Road, one mile in
from the main road, and comprises a narrow strip along a
gully, being part of Section No. 19, originally selected by
Mr. Moore, and since severed from his land by the new road:
the land has been improved by felling and grassing to the
value of £27 5s., with which the section is weighted.

Crown Lands to be sold by Auction.—Town of Levin,
Wellington Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the town sections in the Town of
Levin, enumerated in the accompanying Schedule, will
be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands
Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1891, at
11 a.m., for cash.

J. H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.